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Help Wanted: Club Secretary

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Mihai Sanchez has been serving as Secretary for the Pagoda Pacers since the
beginning of 2024. Because of a change in his work hours, he can no
longer attend the monthly meeting on Thursdays, so he is stepping down
as Secretary. The club appreciates his efforts.

The Secretary is appointed by the President. They must be a member of
the club for at least one year and will be required to sign a
conflict-of-interest statement. The main responsibility is to capture
the official minutes from the monthly meeting. This is much easier
than it sounds – it’s just filling in a template. Of course, the
Secretary needs to be able to attend (almost) all of the monthly
meetings, which are the second Thursday of each month, January through
November, at 7pm.

If you think you could help the club in this capacity, please contact
Steve Vida (president@pagodapacers.com).  We’re trying to identify a
replacement in time for the May meeting.

Letter from the President (April 2024)

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I hope your Spring is starting better than the Phillies’ season. If not, there’s still time to turn it around for your goal races later in the year. We have longer days and better weather ahead of us.

There are several interesting topics for the April monthly meeting (scheduled for Thursday, 4/11, at 7pm — click HERE for details and to RSVP):

  • The Scholarship Committee will report on the 2024 scholarship awards.
  • The club will consider contributing toward the registration cost for the softball team.
  • We will hear a proposal for an 8-week series of group runs intended for beginner runners.

Come out to the meeting if you want to be part of the discussion, or send me an email if you have input but can’t attend.

Steve

president@pagodapacers.com

Letter from the President (March, 2024)

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The Wednesday Night Runs have always been one of my favorite Pacer activities, and I don’t miss many of them. On the last Wednesday in February, I was looking at the weather forecast (rain with 20 mph winds), and my wife said, “You know, you don’t have to go.” Haha. She was (half) joking – she knows I’m drawn to the worst weather conditions. I think they offer extra running satisfaction.

Rain usually lowers turnout for WNR, but 20 people came out that night! The wind and rain weren’t bad at the start, and we had a normal, chatty good time. But near the end, we were finally hit with a 3-minute downpour that I can only describe as exhilarating. No one around me sounded too miserable about it either. The mood boost carried over to the post-run refueling – it felt like we won something.

I can’t promise running nirvana every Wednesday. But the next time you’re on the fence about WNR, just show up. No one ever finishes a run and says, “I wish I hadn’t done that.”

At the March membership meeting we will review our spending plan for 2024. It looks a lot like 2023 spending, but come and have a look and ask questions about the details. If you want to get something on the meeting agenda, please email me or see me before the meeting begins.

Steve

president@pagodapacers.com

Ps.

The March Membership Meeting will take place on Thursday, March 14, at the Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters. All members are welcomed to attend. Food will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and the stairs are on your left. No need to ring the buzzer for entry. Please let us know if you will attend, so we can plan for food. We submit a headcount on the Tuesday before the meeting. You can mark yourself “going” to the FB event, comment on the event, or contact president@pagodapacers.com.

Donation Policy to be Discussed at Meeting on 2/8/24

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Did you know that over the last 10 years, the Pagoda Pacers A.C. made $121,300 in charitable donations and awarded $29,000 in scholarships?  The Pacers have a long history of giving back to our Berks County community.  If you volunteered or ran a race, or especially if you were one of our amazing race directors, then you contributed to this legacy.  Thank you.

Generally, the club targets a percentage of race proceeds for donation.  Sometimes we also use prior years’ donations as guidance.  I would like to discuss this at the February meeting and vote on a default policy.  It may be easier to have this debate when it’s outside the context of a specific race.

Come to the meeting on February 8th if you want to participate in a decision.  You can always email me if you have input but can’t attend.

Steve
president@pagodapacers.com

Next Membership Meeting: Thursday, 2/8/24

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February’s Monthly Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 8th, at Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters, 100 E Summit St., Mohnton, PA 19540.  The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and go up the stairs to your left. There is no need to ring the buzzer for entry. 

Click HERE to see the location on Google Maps.

Food and drink at 6:30pm | Meeting starts at 7:00pm. All members are welcomed.

  • Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages. Please bring cash.

** Please remember to RSVP by Monday (the week of the meeting) if you plan on coming so we can have an accurate headcount for food & seating.

RSVP can be sent by selecting your correct response on the Facebook event page or via email to president@pagodapacers.com.

Last Monthly Meeting of 2023 on 11/9

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November’s Monthly Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 9th, at Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters, 100 E Summit St., Mohnton, PA 19540.  The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and go up the stairs to your left. There is no need to ring the buzzer for entry. 

Click HERE to see the location on Google Maps.

This is the last meeting of the year–no membership meeting in December.

Also, results of this year’s club election will be announced at the meeting!

Food and drink at 6:30pm | Meeting starts at 7:00pm. All members are welcomed.

  • Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages. Please bring cash.

** Please remember to RSVP by Monday (the week of the meeting) if you plan on coming so we can have an accurate headcount for food & seating.

RSVP can be sent by selecting your correct response on the Facebook event page or via email to mhenry.pacers@gmail.com.

Next Membership Meeting: Thursday, October 12, 2023

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October’s Monthly Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 12th, at Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters, 100 E Summit St., Mohnton, PA 19540.  The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and go up the stairs to your left. There is no need to ring the buzzer for entry. 

Click HERE to see the location on Google Maps.

Food and drink at 6:30pm | Meeting starts at 7:00pm. All members are welcomed.

  • Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages. Please bring cash.

** Please remember to RSVP by Monday (the week of the meeting) if you plan on coming so we can have an accurate headcount for food & seating.

RSVP can be sent by selecting your correct response on the Facebook event page or via email to mhenry.pacers@gmail.com.

Next Membership Meeting: Thursday, September 14, 2023

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September’s Monthly Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 14th, at Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters, 100 E Summit St., Mohnton, PA 19540.  The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and go up the stairs to your left. There is no need to ring the buzzer for entry. 

Click HERE to see the location on Google Maps.

Food and drink at 6:30pm | Meeting starts at 7:00pm. All members are welcomed.

  • Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages. Please bring cash.

** Please remember to RSVP by Monday (the week of the meeting) if you plan on coming so we can have an accurate headcount for food & seating.

RSVP can be sent by selecting your correct response on the Facebook event page or via email to mhenry.pacers@gmail.com.

Next Membership Meeting: Thursday, August 10

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August’s Monthly Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 10th, at Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters, 100 E Summit St., Mohnton, PA 19540.  The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and go up the stairs to your left. There is no need to ring the buzzer for entry. 

Click HERE to see the location on Google Maps.

Food and drink at 6:30pm | Meeting starts at 7:00pm. All members are welcomed.

  • Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages. Please bring cash.

** Please remember to RSVP by Monday (the week of the meeting) if you plan on coming so we can have an accurate headcount for food & seating.

RSVP can be sent by selecting your correct response on the Facebook event page or via email to mhenry.pacers@gmail.com.

Next Membership Meeting: Thursday, June 8th

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June’s Monthly Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 8th, at Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters, 100 E Summit St., Mohnton, PA 19540.  The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and go up the stairs to your left. There is no need to ring the buzzer for entry. 

Click HERE to see the location on Google Maps.

Food and drink at 6:30pm | Meeting starts at 7:00pm. All members are welcomed.

* Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages. Please bring cash.

** Please remember to RSVP by Monday (the week of the meeting) if you plan on coming so we can have an accurate headcount for food & seating.

RSVP can be sent by selecting your correct response on the Facebook event page or via email to mhenry.pacers@gmail.com.